{"id":2017204,"date":"2026-06-29T14:33:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017204"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:33:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:33:27","slug":"nintendo-has-revealed-more-about-the-splatoon-raiders-direct-happening-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017204","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo has revealed more about the Splatoon Raiders direct happening tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/splatoon-raiders\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Splatoon Raiders<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Nintendo has revealed more about the Splatoon Raiders direct happening tomorrow<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Are you squidding me?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Splatoon-Raiders_group.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A group of inklings resting in Splatoon Raiders\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Splatoon-Raiders_group.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Nintendo<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-29T14:33:27+00:00\">June 29, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-direct-splatoon-raiders-announcement?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          3 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"4b3675d7-99c6-4bf3-84ae-69b6e070d942\" data-name=\"Splatoon Raiders\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Splatoon Raiders\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Splatoon Raiders\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Splatoon Raiders\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Splatoon Raiders\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Splatoon Raiders\" title=\"Follow Splatoon Raiders\"><br \/>\n  Follow Splatoon Raiders<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>In case you forgot, a new Nintendo Direct is on the way! But before you shake awake your nearest Fire Emblem fan or dust off the Smash Brothers shrine, you should remeber it&#8217;ll be focused entirely on the upcoming single player adventure game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/splatoon\">Splatoon<\/a> Raiders. If that&#8217;s still up your street, there&#8217;s been a little bit more info on what&#8217;s in store revealed today.<\/p>\n<p>Set to be 15 minutes in length, the Splatoon Raiders Direct will take place on the 30th June, at 3pm BST \/ 4pm CEST \/ 7am PST \/ 10am EST. What exactly we&#8217;ll learn remains a mystery, but we now know that afterwards, a 30 minute long gameplay showcase for the game will take place via the Nintendo Treehouse immediately after.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Splatoon Raiders - Official Announcement and Splatoon 3 Update Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t0LcunUaS80?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/t0LcunUaS80\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Splatoon Raiders &#8211; Official Announcement and Splatoon 3 Update Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the announcement trailer for Splatoon Raiders.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t0LcunUaS80\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Splatoon Raiders, for those who don&#8217;t know, is a bit of a deviation from the mainline games. Instead of being a splattery multiplayer shooter, the new game is a single-player adventure where you explore a variety of islands looking for treasure. It&#8217;s all about gearing up with various mechanical gadgets and taking on Salmonoids. It looks like decent fun from what we&#8217;ve seen so far, and there&#8217;s a giant manta ray in it. What else could one possibly want?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Splatoon Raiders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/splatoon-raiders-announced-for-switch-2-plus-a-chonky-splatoon-3-update-incoming\">was first announced in June of last year<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/splatoon-raiders-summer-switch-2-release-date-deep-cut-amiibo\">received its Summer 2026 release date back in April<\/a>. It&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> exclusive, so if nothing else, it&#8217;s something to bust out the hybrid console handheld &#8211; the consohand, the hybridole? &#8211; for if you fancy something new. Although, you may want to tune in to the Direct first to see if it floats your boat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>In case you forgot, a new Nintendo Direct is on the way! But before you shake awake your nearest Fire Emblem fan or dust off the Smash Brothers shrine, you should remeber it&#8217;ll be focused entirely on the upcoming single player adventure game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/splatoon\">Splatoon<\/a> Raiders. If that&#8217;s still up your street, there&#8217;s been a little bit more info on what&#8217;s in store revealed today.<\/p>\n<p>Set to be 15 minutes in length, the Splatoon Raiders Direct will take place on the 30th June, at 3pm BST \/ 4pm CEST \/ 7am PST \/ 10am EST. What exactly we&#8217;ll learn remains a mystery, but we now know that afterwards, a 30 minute long gameplay showcase for the game will take place via the Nintendo Treehouse immediately after.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Splatoon Raiders - Official Announcement and Splatoon 3 Update Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t0LcunUaS80?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/t0LcunUaS80\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Splatoon Raiders &#8211; Official Announcement and Splatoon 3 Update Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the announcement trailer for Splatoon Raiders.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t0LcunUaS80\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Splatoon Raiders, for those who don&#8217;t know, is a bit of a deviation from the mainline games. Instead of being a splattery multiplayer shooter, the new game is a single-player adventure where you explore a variety of islands looking for treasure. It&#8217;s all about gearing up with various mechanical gadgets and taking on Salmonoids. It looks like decent fun from what we&#8217;ve seen so far, and there&#8217;s a giant manta ray in it. What else could one possibly want?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Splatoon Raiders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/splatoon-raiders-announced-for-switch-2-plus-a-chonky-splatoon-3-update-incoming\">was first announced in June of last year<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/splatoon-raiders-summer-switch-2-release-date-deep-cut-amiibo\">received its Summer 2026 release date back in April<\/a>. It&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> exclusive, so if nothing else, it&#8217;s something to bust out the hybrid console handheld &#8211; the consohand, the hybridole? &#8211; for if you fancy something new. Although, you may want to tune in to the Direct first to see if it floats your boat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Splatoon Raiders Nintendo has revealed more about the Splatoon Raiders direct happening tomorrow Are you squidding me? Image credit: Nintendo News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on June 29, 2026 3 comments Follow Splatoon Raiders In case you forgot, a new Nintendo Direct is on the way! 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